Dethatching is an essential part of lawn maintenance. About half an inch of thatch is good for the grass because it can stabilize the soil temperature and prevent it from drying out too quickly. But ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Decayed grass blades and stems—known as thatch—can prevent your lawn from absorbing the water and oxygen ...

Lawn care involves much more than mowing. To help your lawn thrive, you need to perform several tasks. While most of these chores are simple and may only need to be performed once each season, they ...

Like most manual dethatching rakes, the Wolf-Garten scarifying roller rake has a set of sturdy curved tines that dig into a lawn and pull out thatch. Unlike most manual models, however, it sits on two ...

Our Top Picks These top picks feature manual dethatching rakes with designs and materials that are effective at removing thatch as well as power rake dethatchers and tow-behind dethatchers. One of ...